| Sophocles, considered one of the greatest of all Greek dramatists, introduced several important advances into Greek theater during the 5th century bc. His richly developed characters often exhibit tragic flaws that ironically support their unwelcome destinies. In Oedipus Rex (Oedipus the King), Sophocles dramatized the famous story of Oedipus, the Greek mythological figure who killed his father, the king, and married his own mother. The blind prophet Teiresias speaks the words in this excerpt at the point in the play when he is asked to divine who has offended the gods by killing the former king (recited by an actor). |
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